Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.
Sometimes it's better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger
The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.
Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it
When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.
There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own. You winnow his in the wind like chaff, But yours you hide, Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw. Dwelling on your brother's faults Multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how you love.
Like a mother who protects her child, her only child, with her own life, one should cultivate a heart of unlimited love and compassion towards all living beings.
If a man who has committed many a misdemeanor does not repent and cleanse his heart of the evil, retribution will come upon his person as sure as the streams run into the ocean which becomes ever deeper and wider. If a man who has committed a misdemeanor come to the knowledge of it, reform himself, and practise goodness, the force of retribution will gradually exhaust itself as a disease gradually loses its baneful influence when the patient perspires.
Buddha is in our hearts. Buddha is in our mouths. Buddha is in our daily lives.
Thousands upon thousands of lights is inferior to a light of heart.
Only within our body, with its heart and mind, can bondage and suffering be found, and only here can we find true liberation.
Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts.
And so, with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings.
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.
Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from an inspired source. Believe it only if you have explored it in your own heart and mind and body and found it to be true. Work out your own path, through diligence.
Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children.
A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity.
To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.
When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.
Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy. A fool is happy Until his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer Until his goodness flowers. Do not make light of your failings, Saying, 'What are they to me?' A jug fills drop by drop.
If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with simplicity of heart, great indeed is this Way.
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